When U.S. President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 in the wake of the Watergate scandal, it was only the second time that impeachment of a president had been considered. Although the U.S. Constitution has provisions for a person removed from office to be indicted, there are no guidelines in the Constitution about a President who has resigned. The document used in this lesson plan deals with a specific question: should the Watergate special prosecutor seek an indictment of the former President? The lesson plan presents a historical overview of Richard Nixon and Watergate; reproduces three documents, including the Watergate special prosecution force memorandum and a chronology of events; cites correlation to the National History Standards and the National Civics and Government Standards; and suggests two activities for classroom implementation. Also contains a written document analysis worksheet. (BT)